The Rebels outscored the Flying Geese 15-4 in the fourth quarter to rally for the Lincoln Trail Conference win Friday night in Toulon.

“I thought our kids did a great job of getting tough and strong,” said Stark County coach Jade Noard of the comeback. “I thought our kids did what they had to do to hold them to 18 points in the second half. That’s a high-powered offensive team and they’ve put up some big numbers this year.”

Wethersfield carried a 37-29 lead into the final eight minutes, but the Rebels pulled even at 37-all on a Jake Berchtold hoop with 4:44 remaining.

Javonte Hollowell put the Geese on top 39-37 with a bucket on the offensive glass. The Rebels answered with six straight points, capped by Berchtold scoring on a backdoor cut to make it 43-39 with 1:21 to play.

The Geese had a chance to force overtime on their final possession, but a three by Cody Phillips bounced off the rim.

“We have to have a sense of urgency in the fourth quarter,” said Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons. “All the credit goes to Stark County and Coach Noard did a great job. They wanted it more than we did.”

Trevor Lay led the Geese with 13 points, with 11 coming in the first quarter. Matt Jenkins added 12 for Wethersfield.

“We’re just not very good right now,” said Parsons. “It’s all my fault and I take full responsibility for it.”

Berchtold topped the Rebels with 16 points.

“That’s a win we kind of needed here to keep us in it and looking forward to regionals,” said Noard.

Stark County moves to 11-14 overall and 7-2 in conference, while Wethersfield slips to 21-5 and 6-2 in the LTC.

Wethersfield’s fresh-soph team improved to 7-1 in the LTC with a 38-28 win over the Rebels.

Galva 88,

Annawan 76 OT

The Wildcats erased a 22-point deficit in the first half to clinch at least a share of the Lincoln Trail Conference title Friday night in Annawan.

Dexter Ingels led the Wildcats with 34 points, followed by Reece Hoxworth with 30.

The win lifts Galva to 20-4 on the season and 8-0 in the LTC, while Annawan falls to 10-18 and 4-5 in conference.

The Wildcats can clinch their second straight outright LTC regular-season title with a home win over West Prairie Tuesday.

A boxscore from the game was unavailable at press time.

Ridgewood 63,

Princeville 58

Ridge Greenman scored 21 points to lead the Spartans over the Princes Friday night.

Page 2 of 2 - Greenman scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to preserve the win for the Spartans.

Elisha McCreary added 13 for Ridgewood and James Brooks finished with 10.

Luke Kieser paced the Princes with 21 points.

Also Friday night...

In the Lincoln Trail Conference, Mercer County defeated United 70-48. Zach Aldinger led the Golden Eagles with 19 points.